Monday, May 28, 2012

Introduction to the Devil is in the Details

Hello friends, family
and colleagues,

I have spent countless
hours in the last few years investigating and fact finding to get all the
details on what our government and community leaders are up to. I have uncovered details
regarding the activities of the Federal Government, State Governments and in
some cases my local city government. While not all of the news is bad news; I do
see us reaching a critical mass or unprecedented juncture where we are forced
with some nationally important decisions in the next few years.

My new blog – The Devil
Is in the Details (http://knowthedetails.blogspot.com/)
is designed to provide detailed information on any number of issues facing our
nation. Issues such as:

·Government Spending

·Federal Deficits

·Federal regulations – tax and regulatory policy

·Constitutional issues

·Religious Liberty

·Personal & Economic Freedoms

·Etc.

In each post I will be
making an effort to not only engage in conversation; but to encourage people to
use critical thinking in the examination of the issues; background information
and in the forming of an opinion. Whenever possible; I will include links or
references to the information I have researched. I will attempt to clearly
emphasize which information is a formation of my opinion and when the
information is simply facts or data I have accumulated to formulate my opinion.

I want the blog to also be a place where some of you who are also researching these issues, can post back additional information so that we can all make more informed decisions.

Unfortunately; most of
the news we get is in the form of mere sound bites; preventing us from knowing
many of the details. How can we have an intellectually sound or educated
position on the issues if we do not know the details? Secondly, it has become
more and more apparent that journalists in our country are more interested in
sounding out their position or agenda instead of just reporting the news. This
is a sad fact of journalism in our country. I have been an avid reader and watcher
of the news since my childhood. I worked for the Los Angeles Times for a
decade; I have witnessed the slow death of journalism.

In the spirit of full
disclosure; I do feel that our nation is at a critical juncture. That the
policies, issues, budgets, taxes and regulations we tackle in the next few
years are more important than ever. These are important issues not merely for
fiscal reasons, but for reasons of culture and the very soul of our nation.

So;
yes – I am trying to change some minds in these posts. I am also however,
trying to provide information to those who agree with me to empower us as
citizens to talk to anyone who will listen as the November election approaches.
Ultimately – I want us to dig into the details so we can better understand the
issues, defend our positions with intelligent conversation, in some cases
change our mind (me included) and make our nation better.

Lastly – I am not one
of the true independents or anti-government dudes who want no government at
all. In fact, I believe that our Federal and State governments play a crucial
role in maintaining and promoting a healthy society – a United States of American
that is the most attractive, freedom loving and people friendly nation in the
history of the world. There is more to us that is good than bad; but we are at
a critical juncture.